NES302 Practice Test
The annexation of Oregon during the Presidency of James K. Polk was promoted with the popular slogan:
'54°40 or Fight!'
Which of the precedent-setting cases tried before by the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Marshall upheld the authority of federal law over state law?
'Fletcher v. Peck'
All of the following were provisions of the Treaty of Versailles, EXCEPT:
According to the treaty's 'War Guilt Clause', Austria-Hungary had to accept total responsibility for starting the war.
Which presidential candidate's loss in the election of 1824 by a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives cemented his future leadership philosophy that the government needed to do a better job representing the will of the average citizen?
Andrew Jackson
Because of _____ believers of this philosophy think that reason is superior to emotion and all men, from slaves to kings, are equal.
Stoicism
The _____ inserted provisions into Cuba's constitution that would prevent future European intervention into Cuban affairs. It also granted the United States permission to reoccupy the island if Cuban independence was threatened.
The Platt Amendment
Which oppositional party of political adversaries would have most likely accused Andrew Jackson of being too powerful and acting like a king?
The Whig Party
Which of the following descriptions is TRUE about the Pentagon Papers?
The intelligence team assembled to stop the leak of this information was called the 'plumbers'
The Renaissance was a period when people began taking an interest in the cultures of Ancient Greece and Rome. In which of the following centuries did the Renaissance begin?
The late 14th century
Where did the loyalties of the Tories lie during the American Revolution?
With Great Britain and King George III
The Monroe Doctrine announced to European nations that the United States:
Would not tolerate their seeking to establish centers of power in the Western Hemisphere.
During the early 19th century, steamships and canals greatly improved transportation in the _____
entire U.S.
Long's position as what served as a stepping stone to national fame?
governor of Louisiana
Which of the following was most emphasized by Jeffersonian democracy?
smaller federal government
In Athens, the end of democracy and installation of the Thirty Tyrants was a result of _____.
the end of the Peloponnesian War
Which of these events brought African written tradition into a more prominent place within African history?
trade with North Africans
Found guilty of _____, Mary, Queen of Scots was executed in 1587.
treason against Elizabeth I
What was the result of Andrew Jackson's rationale that the Second Bank represented a monopoly over the control of American money and only benefitted the rich?
He vetoed the charter for the Second Bank.
What was John Paul Jones's role in the American Revolution?
He was an American military commander who earned international respect by winning major naval victories.
How was Douglas MacArthur's supervision of Japan during the time of the occupation conducted in comparison to the way it was originally conceived?
He was supposed to be the Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers in charge of the occupation, but he was essentially viceroy of Japan during this time.
What was Justinian's record of Rome's ancient laws knows as?
The Twelve Tables
President Franklin D. Roosevelt passed 15 pieces of important legislation during his first 100 days in office in an attempt to end the Great Depression. As part of Roosevelt's New Deal, the Tennessee Valley Act aimed to:
offer employment to American men and generate low-cost utilities
The Cold War was a period of tension between the United States and Soviet Union. Which of the following did this period encompass?
Economics, Politics, and Military
President Nixon's decision to end the government payments of $35 for an ounce of gold led to which of the following IMMEDIATE outcomes?
OPEC considerably raised oil prices in 1973
What was the reason behind the Plebeians losing their only political outlet and turning to revolution?
The impact of Sulla's destruction of the Roman tribune and assembly
John Brown's group of soldiers included _____.
Members of his own family (his sons)
During which time period were artists known for recreating Greek and Roman artistic styles in architecture, like Ionic columns?
The Renaissance.
The current period of interglaciation began
10,000 BCE
The Thirty Years' War was sparked when Bohemian rebels threw Catholic officials out of a government building window. What has this incident come to be called?
Defenestration of Prague
How did Radical Republicans gain control of Reconstruction?
Enough Radicals won seats in the mid-term elections to override the president's veto.
Your father is telling you stories about how his great-grandfather took part in the Battle of the Marne. He claims that it was one of the most important battles of the war. Why does he believe it to be one of the most important battles?
It halted the German offensive during the start of the war and prevented them from achieving a swift victory.
Beginning in 2001, U.S. military forces joined with British, French, German, and Canadian forces in attacking suspected Al-Qaeda terrorist networks throughout Afghanistan as part of:
Operation Enduring Freedom
Monarchs used _______ as bodies of advisers, which helped to weaken the power of the aristocracy after feudalism collapsed.
Parliaments
What is the name of the treaty which offered protection to Protestants living in northern Germany, while denying the same rights to Protestants living in southern Germany?
Peace of Prague
The Americans with Disabilities Act, Civil Rights Act of 1991, and the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act are significant pieces of legislation associated with the efforts of which U.S. president?
President George H.W. Bush (41st President)
Which allied wartime conference did both Charles de Gaulle and his rival Henri Giraud both attend?
Casablanca Conference
The German Peasants' Revolt of 1524 was the result of _____.
Catholic oppression of German Protestants' political and economic rights
Consider the role of religion in the Thirty Years' War. The war was the devastating result of _____ and _____ struggling for control over one another.
Catholics; Protestants
Who of these figures was NOT a Byzantine Emperor?
Charlemagne
Which of the following founded the Shang Dynasty?
Cheng Tang
In the late Roman Empire (2nd Century BCE), which of the following led the senatorial class to commit a political purge, killing the leaders of the plebs, Tiberius Gracchus?
A proposal that lands be more equally distributed
What did Jefferson's embargo of 1807, which curtailed American shipping, lead to?
A significantly large decrease of American imports and exports
What was Sophocles' greatest achievement?
Authoring 123 plays, including the Theban Plays
Why did the 1962 Cuban Crisis have a significant meaning for the USA?
Because Soviet nuclear weaponry was in range of American territory
Why did Mexico encourage Americans to settle in the area of North-east Mexico after 1821, known today as Texas?
Because they wanted a stable populace.
What is typically believed about the Mongols that is NOT true?
Because they were often savagely violent, they were also barbarians with no use for education or art.
What correctly describes land-grant institutions?
Beginning in the early 1860s, the federal government granted land to the new states that they were allowed to then sell to raise money to fund the establishment of colleges.
How were the first settlers of the Americas believed to have been influenced by Beringia?
Beringia was a frozen land bridge caused by lower water levels during the last ice age, creating a new path of travel between Eurasia and the Americas.
Which of the following hypothetical candidates meets the constitutional qualifications for president?
Businessman Walter Schwartz, age 45, was born in the United States to an American-born mother and a Canadian father. He has resided in the U.S. for 15 years.
How did the divisive subject of the abolition of slavery fit into the Declaration of Independence?
By design it did not figure into the Declaration of Independence to avoid unnecessary friction between the colonies.
Who resolved the Roman Empire's 3rd Century Crisis?
Diocletian
Which of these men did not rule during the Year of the Four Emperors?
Domitian
Who tried to undo Constantine's Christian reforms and restore paganism?
Emperor Julian
Johannes Kepler is most famous for:
Formulating the Laws of Planetary Motion.
The Gadsden Purchase in 1853 is the completion of the so called 'lower 48' with the purchase of a strip of land at the southern border of the New Mexico territory for $10 million during the presidency of _____ .
Franklin Pierce
This 1970s presidential administration was noted by the beginning of high inflation and unemployment at the same time in the United States.
Gerald Ford
Which rebellion was resolved by the Peace of Augsburg?
German Peasants' Revolt
Why did Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket, disagree with King Henry's Constitutions of Clarendon?
He believed it to be unjust.
What was King George III's response to the Olive Branch Petition drafted by the Second Continental Congress?
He declared the colonies to be in rebellion.
Why did the United States invade Panama during the Bush administration?
In order to remove Manuel Noriega from power.
President Ronald Reagan's chief economic policy put forth that tax cuts for most Americans would do which of the following?
Increase income tax revenues for the federal government
The best role of American women during and after the Revolutionary War was seen as that of:
Instilling in their children the values of the republic.
The allegation that Noriega ordered an attack on American servicemen around the time of President George H.W. Bush's-approved coup against him was used to justify which 1989 foreign policy decision?
Invasion of Panama and detention of General Manuel Noriega
The Declaration of Independence stands out in history as a document that:
Is unlike any other in European history in terms of its contents and scope.
Why was the Seventeenth Amendment an important political reform?
It allowed for the direct election of senators by the people instead of being chosen by state legislatures.
In the 13th Century, Genghis Khan was the founder of the Mongolian Empire which became the largest empire ever seen. What philosophy did he establish that made them so successful?
It was important to be brutal and decimate the cities they were raiding. Then, they demanded payment with the threat of more raids. The payments assured the conquered were protected.
The Webster-Ashburton Treaty, that settled the borders between Canada and the US, more specifically between Canada and Maine, was brokered during which United States president?
John Tyler
Which of the following kings was the first to allow the Senate authority to elect future kings?
King Romulus
Ghana means:
King of gold
Which concept did Cicero develop?
Laws of nature were higher and more important than the laws of government.
Verrocchio taught which of the following artists?
Leonardo da Vinci
How does Luther's belief compare to Zwingli's beliefs?
Luther believed Jesus had a physical presence in everything, while Zwingli believed that physical objects could not hold the presence of a holy being like Jesus.
Whose name was associated with the beginnings of the temperance movement during the Great Awakening?
Lyman Beecher
Which of the following Roman stoic philosophers was also an emperor?
Marcus Aurelius
All of the following events were exploited by yellow journalists in an effort to drive the U.S. toward war with Spain, EXCEPT:
President McKinley's letter to Spain suggesting an armistice
Which Catholic monarch had valid claims to the Scottish, British, and French thrones during the mid-1500's?
Mary, Queen of Scots
Which presidential administration was involved in a mid-1980s political scandal that alleged top officials were selling weapons to Iran and funneling proceeds to fund Nicaraguan revolutionaries?
Reagan administration
Which of the following descriptions BEST characterizes the Watergate scandal that first began to gain national attention in 1972?
Resulted from an attempt by political operatives to plant surveillance devices at the Democratic National Party headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Who was found guilty of corrupting Athenian youth and subsequently sentenced to death by drinking hemlock?
Socrates
Which Ancient Greek thinkers had the most indistinguishable or similar ideas?
Socrates and Plato
The British attempt to raid a weapons arsenal belonging to the Massachusetts militia led to:
The 1775 battles of Lexington and Concord
Which of the following resulted from World War I?
The Austro-Hungarian and German empires ceased to exist.
France formally allied itself with the Americans and declared war on Britain following which event?
The Battle of Saratoga
Which of the following did NOT influence Enlightenment thinking?
The Cultural Revolution
Which document in its original form rationalized the existence of slavery in the New World as being the fault of the British Empire?
The Declaration of Independence
Which of the following wars resulted from the Romans and Carthaginians fighting over ownership of Sicily?
The First Punic War
Which dynasty was made up of Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian?
The Flavian Dynasty
Which dynasty, ruling from 27 BCE to 68 CE, was the first to rule the Roman Empire?
The Julio-Claudian Dynasty
What is moveable type printing?
The process of assembling a printed page by use of tiny individual type pieces for each letter.
Which was NOT an innovation associated with World War I?
The rifle
How did the approach to ensuring African American rights of Booker T. Washington differ to that of Ida B. Wells?
They both worked towards raising the standard of African American rights, but Wells used fiercer rhetoric, while Washington advocated a 'don't rock the boat' approach.
What did The Second Great Awakening, the rise of reform movements, and the development of a market economy all have in common?
They had a fundamental impact on new thinking about education.
Which is NOT true about the Revolutions of 1848?
They spread to Spain and Russia.
Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau made great use of nature and the concept of self-reliance in their writings. They belonged to a uniquely American school of philosophy known as _____
Transcendentalism
The diplomatic policy strategy implemented by President Nixon to attempt to bring China, the Soviet Union, and the United States together was known as what?
Triangular diplomacy
During the Second Great Awakening an influential revivalist was known for his preaching on being 'born again.' What was his name?
Charles Finney
Anabaptism became popular in Holland during which religious realignment?
The Protestant Reformation
Which of the following people created concrete, which is durable as stone and is used to build waterproof and permanent structures?
The Romans
The founding of Ancient Greece's Academy was a consequence of which event?
The death of Socrates
The Renaissance led people to begin to think of individuals and humanity which weakened the control of the Church on society and was an important aspect in
The formation of the nation-states.
